Siemens S66 / S65 / SP65
S66 vs 6230 - owners please comment
Hey Guys..
I've been following this website and forums for a while now.. I moved to GSM from AT&T and got my 6230 yesterday. I was really interested in getting the Seimens S66, but it was way more expensive at the time. I paid a total of $90 for 6230. As I wanted to keep my number, I had to get it from Cingular instead of the -$50 price tag from Amazon..
I found this phone to be a definite player in the market right now with a lot of great things going for it. Let me objectify my findings:
Pros --
- Bluetooth
- Great Menu
- Small and Light
- A LOT of features
- 32MB card included
Cons --
- Found the service to be worse than AT&T digital (get only 1 bar at home.. b4 got 5)
- Have to buy accessories at an extra price.. read ...
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I've been following this website and forums for a while now.. I moved to GSM from AT&T and got my 6230 yesterday. I was really interested in getting the Seimens S66, but it was way more expensive at the time. I paid a total of $90 for 6230. As I wanted to keep my number, I had to get it from Cingular instead of the -$50 price tag from Amazon..
I found this phone to be a definite player in the market right now with a lot of great things going for it. Let me objectify my findings:
Pros --
- Bluetooth
- Great Menu
- Small and Light
- A LOT of features
- 32MB card included
Cons --
- Found the service to be worse than AT&T digital (get only 1 bar at home.. b4 got 5)
- Have to buy accessories at an extra price.. read ...
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The small buttons on the S66 are not a problem unless you have extra large fingers or long fingernails. There is a grove above each key which helps separate it from the key above, and provides a grove to catch your nail when dialing. After the first two days, I got used to the keys and have not mis-dialed since then (about 4 months).
I don't miss the radio or MP3, except when it comes to getting left out of the MP3 ringtone scene.
The S66 screen is very nice, large, and clear. Brightness can be adjusted from 100% to off, and great in direct sunlight. I keep my brightness between 50% and 70%. For web browsing in bed 10% works fine. First phone to have me desiring an e-book reader.
Signal strength is very good. In staff meetings in p...
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I don't miss the radio or MP3, except when it comes to getting left out of the MP3 ringtone scene.
The S66 screen is very nice, large, and clear. Brightness can be adjusted from 100% to off, and great in direct sunlight. I keep my brightness between 50% and 70%. For web browsing in bed 10% works fine. First phone to have me desiring an e-book reader.
Signal strength is very good. In staff meetings in p...
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I had the 6230 but i was havingan issue with it so I called Cingular Exchange By Mail and the women was all ready to send me my new 6230but then she had to stop and had to say she was giving me an alternate phone because they stopped shipping the 6230... so my choices were the S66 or the Moto V551... I chose the S66 so ill find out how it is on Tuesday!!
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